Extremadura grants 210,000 euros to 35 new freelancers from Program IV

The Extremadura Public Employment Service (SEXPE) has resolved the granting of subsidies from Program IV provided for in Decree 39/2024, of April 30, to a total of 35 beneficiaries starting their activity as self-employed workers, for a global amount of 210,000 euros. The decision is formalized in the Resolution of September 15, 2026, of the General Secretariat for Employment, published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura no. 189, of September 30, 2026, with official reference 2026062431.

Regulatory framework and competent body

The grants are supported by Decree 39/2024, of April 30, which establishes the regulatory bases for subsidies for the promotion and consolidation of self-employment in Extremadura and approves the first call for Programs I, II, III, IV, and V, published in the DOE of June 6, 2024, no. 109.

The competence to resolve corresponds to the Management Directorate of SEXPE according to article 11 of the aforementioned decree, and is exercised through the General Secretariat for Employment in accordance with Decree 18/2026, of April 30, modified by Decree 89/2026, of May 12, and Decree 108/2026, of May 26, which establishes the organic structure of the Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation.

Program IV is aimed at employed persons, registered in the General Social Security Regime as employees, who start a business or professional activity as self-employed workers, provided they must be registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA).

Beneficiaries, amount and requirements

• Number of beneficiaries: 35.
• Total amount granted: 210,000 euros.
• Program: IV, grants for employees starting activity as self-employed.
• Nominal list and amounts: included in the annex of the resolution, available on the electronic office of SEXPE.

The resolution certifies that the applicants submitted their application within the period of article 9.1 of the decree, were 18 years old as of the date of registration in RETA, carry out their economic activity in Extremadura, and do not fall under the circumstances of article 12.2 of Law 6/2011, of March 23, on Subsidies of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura.

Verified exclusions and obligations

The file confirms that none of the exclusions regulated in the decree apply:

• It does not involve agricultural, livestock, or forestry activities, nor cases excluded from the de minimis regime.
• The applicants have not been beneficiaries of these grants in the five years prior to registration in RETA nor have they carried out self-employed activity in the previous six months.
• The registration does not derive from the status of a corporate self-employed person nor from holding positions as a director or administrator in commercial companies or cooperatives.

Beneficiaries must remain continuously registered in RETA for at least the two years following registration, carry out the activity under the same conditions, submit to verification and control actions, report other grants received for the same purpose, and comply with information and publicity rules.

Financing and appeal process

The grants are subject to the de minimis regime of Regulation (EU) 2023/2831, of December 13, 2023, and are financed with own funds from the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, with co-financing from the European Social Fund Plus in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

Against the resolution, which does not end the administrative route, an administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) may be filed before the head of the Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation within one month from the day following its publication. The document is signed by Pedro Galán Berrocal, Director General for Employment Promotion, by delegation of the Resolution of June 10, 2026 (DOE no. 114, of June 16).

The publication of this resolution allows Extremaduran entrepreneurs to know the volume of grants already committed under Program IV and the conditions required to access them, providing direct support for the creation of self-employment in the region.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, no. 189, of September 30, 2026, section I (official reference: 2026062431).